(1) The Commission shall, by 1 notification, constitute with effect from such date, as it may specify in such notification, a Committee consisting of not more than twenty-one members to be known as the State Advisory Committee.
(2) The Commission shall nominate members to the Committee to represent the interests, in the electricity sector, of –
(a) commerce;
(b) electricity industry;
(c) transport;
(d) agriculture;
(e) labour;
(f) consumers ;
(g) non-governmental organisations; and
(h) academic and research bodies in the electricity sector.
(3) The Commission may consult the representatives or bodies of interest groups before nominating the members, if it considers it necessary.
(4) The following shall be ex-officio Members of the Committee:-
(a) the Chairperson of the Commission;
(b) the Members of the Commission;
(c) the Secretary to the State Govt. in-charge of the Ministry or Department dealing with the Consumer Affairs and Public Distribution System.
(5) The Chairperson of the Commission shall be the ex-officio Chairperson of the Committee.
(6) The Secretary of the Commission shall be the ex-officio Secretary of the Committee.
(7) The term of Committee Members, nominated under sub-regulation (2), shall be two years from the date of the notification of their appointment:
Provided that a nominated Committee Member shall be eligible for re-nomination.